Hells Canyon P-1971

General information
Waterway	Snake River
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation	Peaking
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-1971
FERC project name	Hells Canyon
Other projects with this FERC number	Oxbow P-1971 Brownlee P-1971
Permit issued	7/30/55
Permit expiration	7/27/05
Ownership and operation
Owner	Idaho Power Co
Owner type	Investor-Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1967
Transmission or distribution system owner	Idaho Power Co
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	3
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	391.5 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	1,899,506.8 MWH